Iran’s demand for a neutral referee for their friendly against China this week is disrespectful but local match officials only have themselves to blame, according to China’s soccer chief Wei Di.
Shenyang Dongjin defender Feng Shaoshun will not lose the sight in his left eye which was cut by glass after opposing fans stoned the team bus, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Wednesday.
A Chinese player could lose the sight in one eye after his team bus was pelted with rocks by opposing fans after a second division match in Chengdu last weekend, local media reported on Monday.
China’s Shandong Luneng sent former captain Jiao Zhe to the reserve team, suspended his salary and fined him 30,000 yuan ($4,400) for beating up a team mate after a Chinese Super League (CSL) game last weekend.
Malaysia and Indonesia are proposing the formation of a trans-national soccer league in southeast Asia to help revitalise the club game in the region, according to Malaysia’s Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
A Chinese fan enraged by two quick red cards shown to the Qingdao Chinese Super League club at the weekend registered his annoyance by launching a karate kick at the referee and shoving a linesman.
China is lining up a bid for the 2026 World Cup after witnessing the success enjoyed by hosts South Africa at this year’s tournament, local media reported on Friday.
A South Korean man, who was discouraged previously as a football player, finally made his longing for the sport come true by making his World Cup debut as a game official on Friday.
Jeong Hae-sang, the only Korean linesman to oversee the 2010 World Cup matches, crisscrossed the field along with players in the match between Uruguay and France.
Tipping the scales at 7.3 kilograms, Japan’s candidate file for the 2022 World Cup weighed only half of the whopper submitted to FIFA by the United States.
“Perhaps they used thicker paper,” Japan’s soccer chief Motoaki Inukai told Reuters in an interview on Monday. “I had to get help handing over ours to (FIFA president Sepp Blatter).”
Renovations are going on at the Workers’ Stadium, home of the Chinese football champions, Beijing Guoan, and anoraked workers stick up posters extolling the virtues of the club – a sign that fortunes are picking up for the capital’s favourite team.
The Chinese are crazy about soccer, but the Beautiful Game has seen some ugly moments in recent years, as the super league has struggled to deal with illegal gambling rings, corrupt referees known as “black whistles” and accusations of match-fixing. To cap it all off, China’s national team has been dire.